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Safety
Incursions must remain FAA priority
In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red
Accidents
Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees
Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
Accidents
Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
Accidents
Final Report: Caravan engine suffered fatigue failure
Cessna 208B Caravan, Globe, Ariz., July 22, 2005–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the crash of Caravan N717BT was the fatigu
Accidents
Factual Report: S-76A lost tail rotor control
Sikorsky S-76A, Houston, April 19, 2006–The S-76A was hovering at West Houston Airport (IWS) when tail rotor control was lost.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Jungle landing in Panama for two
Bell 206 JetRanger, Changuinola, Panama, April 21, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed and two passengers seriously inju
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Beech 99 nosegear collapses
Raytheon Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The nosegear of Beech 99 N950AA, registered to Alpine Aviation of Provo, Utah, collapsed on landing
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Powerline patrol helo flight proves fatal
MD 369, Broadview, Mont., May 28, 2007–Helicopter N765HV was flying powerline patrol when it crashed near Broadview, killing one of the cr
Accidents
Preliminary Report: CRJ loses thrust reverser cowling
Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The Mesa Airlines CRJ was substantially damaged when the thrust reverser translating
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Citation overruns Rifle runway
Cessna Citation 550, Rifle, Colo., May 29, 2007–Citation N575BW, landing at Garfield County Regional Airport, overran the runway, in an ac
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Routine flight ends in loss of control
Eurocopter AS 350B3, San Elizario, Texas, May 22, 2007–The U.S.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Engine noises precede Bravo crash
Cessna Citation S550 Bravo, Dillon, Mont., May 3, 2007–The ATP-rated owner-pilot and a passenger were killed when the Citation Bravo crash
Aircraft
Piccard and team prepare solar airplane for night flight
The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its goal of being the first solar-powered aircraft to fly at night.
Accidents
Maintenance faulted in 2005 Chalk’s crash
The crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard on Dec.
Charter & Fractional
Online charter service to come from Virgin USA
Virgin USA has launched Virgin Charter, an online marketplace for charter operators and customers.
Aircraft
Airbus Confirms First Buyer for Executive/VIP A380
Airbus CEO John Leahy confirmed at the Paris Air Show that the company has the first firm commitment for its giant A380 airliner for conversion to an execu
Avionics
Eurocopter Receives First Civilian NVG OK
Eurocopter announced recently that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the EC 145 for civil night-vision goggle (NVG) operations, and
Flight Attendants Conference Attracts 250
The 12th annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, held June 29 and 30 in San Diego, stressed safety and security, as well as service and career developmen
Safety
Embraer Issues Alert after ERJ 135 Accident
The NTSB said last week it is investigating an accident that occurred at Boston Logan International on June 20 in which an American Eagle ERJ 135 struck th
Aircraft
Embraer’s Phenom Readies for First Flight
Brazilian airframer Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet is currently undergoing ground testing in preparation for its first flight.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: July 2007
• Congressional debates on war funding consumed much of lawmakers’ time and much national media attention.
Aerospace Industries Leader To Retire
John Douglass, who became only the seventh full-time chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association in 1998, plans to retire as the group’s presid
Training and Workforce
ERAU Providing ‘Aviation English’
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has teamed with a New Zealand-based company to provide the international aviation community with aviation Engli
Regulations and Government
FAA Hitting the Green
Speaking at an International Civil Aviation Organization meeting on emissions held in Montreal, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told several hundred govern
Aircraft
More range for Smaller E-jets
Embraer has launched a program to add as much as 300 nm of range to its 70-
and 76-seat E-Jets.
and 76-seat E-Jets.
FBOs
Liberty Air still coming to Savannah
The planned Liberty Air Ventures FBO at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has encountered some site delays, according to president and CEO M
Airports
TEB facing weight limits?
It’s too soon to know the fate of the so-called user-fee bills working their way through the sausage-making legislative apparatus in Washington, D.C., but
FBOs
Encore adds Frederick FBO
Encore FBO bought the sole FBO at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md., the chain’s fourth U.S.
FBOs
Esco EMAS installations growing
Aircraft arresting system manufacturer Esco has completed its first Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) installations outside the U.S., at China’s
